Monthly Archives: August 2015

Sex-Crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s

Miller, Neil. 2002. Sex-Crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Publications. In 1955 in Sioux City, Iowa, two children were sexually assaulted and killed. These crimes spurred one of many sex-crime panics … Continue reading

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Diagnosing Difference

Ophelian, Annalise (Director). (2009). Diagnosing Difference [film]. San Francisco, CA: Floating Ophelia Productions, LLC. “My difference isn’t pathological. It’s just infrequent.” This quote, spoken in the first minute of the film, really sets the tone for this powerful documentary. Diagnosing … Continue reading

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Beyond Magenta

Kuklin, Susan. (2014). Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. In this thoughtful book, Susan Kuklin shares the personal stories of six transgender youth. Each teen has a chapter in narrative format, mostly in their own voice, … Continue reading

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